Whirlpool RF010EXR Use & Care Manual
ELECTRIC
RANGE
Models RFOIOOXR
and
RFOIOEXR
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Contents
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Before You Use Your Range
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Important Safety htructlons.
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Parts and Feutures.
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Using Your Range. ............
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Using the Surface Units
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Using the Oven Control
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Baking ...................
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Broiling ...................
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OvenUent ..................
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Caring for Your Range
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Control Panel ...............
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Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls
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Lift-Up Cooktop . . . . . . .
Lower Panel . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleaning Chart.. . . . . . . . .
If You Need Servlce or
Assistance. . . . . . . . . .
1. Before Calling for
Assistance. . . . . .
2. if You Need Assistance
3. if You Need Service..
4. if You Have a Problem .
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01986 Whirlpool Corpomtlon
Before you use your range
Read this Use 6 Care Guide and The Cooklng Guide for Important safety
Information.
You are personally responsible for:
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Reading and foilowlng all safely precautions in this Use & Care Guide and the
Cooking Gutde.
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lnstailtng the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor
strong enough to support Its weight.
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Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See
“instaiiatton instructions:‘)
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Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate It properly.
0 Properly maintaining the range.
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Uslng the range only for jobs expected of a home range.
See “CookIng Guide” for Important safety and use Information.
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1.
DO NOT
allow children to use or
6. KEEP
pan handles turned in, but not
play with any part of the range, or
over another surface unit to avoid
leave them unattended near it.
burns, injury and to help prevent the
They could be burned or injured.
utensil from being pushed off the sur-
2.
DO NOT
store things children
face units.
might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
7.
DO NOT
use water on grease tires.
The fire will spread. Cover fire with
injured while climbing on it.
large lid or smother with baking
3.
DO NOT
allow anyone to touch
soda or salt.
hot surface units or heating ele-
8. DO NOT
wear loose or hanging gar-
ments. Dark colored units and ele-
ments when using the range. They
ments can still be hot enough to
could ignite if they touch a hot sur-
burn severely.
face unit or heating element and
4. KEEP
children away from the
you could be burned.
range when it is on. The cooktop
9.
DO NOT
heat unopened containers.
and oven wails, racks and door
They could explode. The hot con-
can get hot enough to cause
tents could burn and container par-
burns.
titles could cause injury
5.
DO NOT
use the range to heat a
room. Persons in the room could
10. When adding or removing
be burned or injured, or a fire
food,
MAKE SURE
to open the
oven door all the way to
could start.
prevent burns.
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FOR YOUR SAFETY.
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS
IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here
If you need service, or call with a question, have this information ready:
1. Complete
Model and Serial
Numbers [from plate located
under the cooktop).
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, your warranty and sales slip together in a
convenient place.
Model Number
Serlal Number
Purchase Dai
e
Service Company/Phone Number
Parts and features
Models RFOlOOXR and RFOlOOEXR
OVEN VENT OVEN VENT
ONE-PIECE CHROME
NE-PIECE CHROME
REFLECTOR BOWL
REFLECTOR BOWL
-. JTROL
PANEL
/
RIGHT FRONT OVEN
OVEN TEMP
CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB
Using the surface units
PUSH IN
Turn to
Setting
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning
them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
Signal light
The Top Signal Light will glow whenever a surface unit is on.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.
For best results,
start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue
cooking.
Use HI
to
Use5or6
Use 4
for
Use2or3
use SIM
to
start foods
to hold a
gravy, pud-
to keep food
keep food
cooking; to
rapld boil; to
dings and
cooklng after
warm until
bring liquids
fry chicken
icing; to cook
starting It
ready to
to a boil.
or pancakes.
large amounts
on a hlgher
serve. Set the
of vegeta-
settlng.
heat hlgher
bles.
or lower to
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keep foods at
the temperature you want.
CAUTION: The use of the HI setting for long periods of time
can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to con-
tinue cooking.
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